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Clarify manual database extraction documentation.

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Dan Helfman 2022-05-20 10:06:19 -07:00
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@ -212,15 +212,13 @@ If you prefer to restore a database without the help of borgmatic, first
[extract](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/extract-a-backup/) an [extract](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/extract-a-backup/) an
archive containing a database dump. archive containing a database dump.
The dump file can then be found in the extracted destination path within the borgmatic extracts the dump file into the *`username`*`/.borgmatic/` directory
`~/.borgmatic/` directory. The `~` here corresponds to the HOME directory of within the extraction destination path, where *`username`* is the user that
the user with whom you created the backup. For example, if you created the created the backup. For example, if you created the backup with the `root`
backup with the `root` user, then the dump will be in user and you're extracting to `/tmp`, then the dump will be in
`EXTRACTED_DESTINATION_PATH/root/.borgmatic`. This also means you will have `/tmp/root/.borgmatic`.
to backup the HOME directory of that user you use to run `borgmatic create`
(otherwise there the dump file will not be available).
You can then use the dump file to manually restore it using the native database After extraction, you can manually restore the dump file using native database
commands like `pg_restore`, `mysql`, `mongorestore` or similar. commands like `pg_restore`, `mysql`, `mongorestore` or similar.